Appreciation post: A silly fan cable mix-up had me checking the wrong part for hours

I followed a written build guide to connect all my case fans, but one just wouldn't spin no matter what. After freaking out and almost returning the fan, I noticed the guide's picture showed the cable plugged into a different header on the board. I had it in the pump header instead of the fan slot! Switching it over made everything work perfectly.

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the_casey3d ago

Oh man, that brings back memories of me staring at a water cooling setup for way too long... pretty sure I've done the exact same thing more than once.

benfoster3d ago

Just take a break and come back to it... fresh eyes help spot mistakes.

karen_johnson372d ago

Wait, the guide had a picture showing a different spot than the written instructions? That's actually wild! I would have trusted the text over a picture too, no question. How does a published guide get that so backwards? It makes your whole freak-out make perfect sense, you were following the wrong clue!